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Computer emergency response team

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A group of people integrated at the enterprise with clear lines of reporting and responsibilities for standby support in case of an information systems emergency This group will act as an efficient corrective control, and should also act as a single point of contact for all incidents and issues related to information systems.

MWEISACA Cybersecurity Glossary

Senses

SANS Glossary of Security Terms

An organization that studies computer and network INFOSEC in order to provide incident response services to victims of attacks, publish alerts concerning vulnerabilities and threats, and offer other information to help improve computer and network security.

NIST SP 800-172r3acronym list

CERT: Computer Emergency Response Team

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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CERT
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Computer emergency response teams
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